Thousands of students across Greater Cincinnati often don't get three meals a day when districts cancel classes due to weather.

Thousands of students across Greater Cincinnati often don't get three meals a day when districts cancel classes due to weather.

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Updated: 6:49 PM EST Feb 20, 2015

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WEBVTT AN ENTIRE WEEK OF SNOW DAYSFOR MOST STUDENTSIN GREATERCINCINNATI.NO CLASS, THOUGH MEANS NOFOOD FOR A LOT OF KID OUT THEREWHO ARE ON EITHERFREE ORREDUCED LUNCHES.WLWT NEWS 5'S CURTIS FULLERSHOWS US HOW PEOPLE ARE NOWSTEPPING UP TOMAKE SURE THATKIDS WHO ARE CONSIDEREDCHRONICALLY HUNGRY GET FOOD FORTHEWEEKEND.NOT HAVING THAT CONSISTENTFOOD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WEEKAND GOING INTO THEWEEKENDWITHOUT A SINGLE SCHOOL DAY ISREALLY CRITICAL THAT WE HAVE AWAY TO GET PEOPLE ACCESS TOFOOD.THE FREE STORE FOOD BANKTEAMED UP WITH AN ORGANIZATIONCALLED COMMUNITY MATTERSTODISTRIBUTE THESE BAGS FILLEDWITH VARIOUS HEALTHY ITEMS TOCHIRP WHO ATTENDOILER SCHOOL.THESE ARE CALLED POWER PACKS ANDWOULD NORMALLY BE GIVEN OUT ATSCHOOL.WE ARE USING AN INNOVATIVEAPPROACH TO WORKING WITH OURCOMMUNITY PARTNERS TOGET THEFOOD OUT TO THE KIDS THAT WOULDOTHERWISE NOT HAVE THE FOOD WITHTHEM.A ROBOCALL BY THE SCHOOL ANDWORD OF THOUGHT GOT THE MESSAGEOUT TO FOLKS IN THENEIGHBORHOOD.ITHELPING OUT A LOT.YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THENEIGHBORS AEUPT GOT NOTHING TOEAT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.ANOTHER GROUP OF VOLUNTEERSWENT DOOR TO DOOR PASSING OUTFOOD.THIS WEEK WE REALIZED THATTHE KID WEREN'T GOING TO GETTHEIRMEALS.A LOT OF KID EAT MAYBE THEIR OWNMEAL AT SCHOOL AND CERTAINLYAFTER SCHOOL KID STAY AND EATDINNER.AND I THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE KIDWHAT REALLY STRUCK ME IS ONE OFTHE FIRST TIMES I WAS OVER ATOILER THERE WAS A CHILD BEINGCARRIED UP THE STAIRS AND WE HADHAD A SNOW DAYOUR FIRST SNOWDAY BACK.I THINK IT WAS IN DECEMBER.AND SHE HADN'T EATEN FOR THREEDAYS.SHE DIDN'T HAVE THE ENERGY TO GOTO CLASS AND THE TEACHER WASCARRYING HER IN.THAT BECOMES VERY REAL TO YOU.THE TWO GROUPS WE FOLLOWEDTODAY PASSED OUT ATOTAL OF 250OF THOSE POWER PACKS.ONE GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS REALLYMADE UPOF EAST SIDE MOMS WHOJUST WANT TO SUPPORT OILER.THEYPASSED OUT 100 QUARTER OFSOUP, SOME CANNED GOODS, ANDTHEY TOLD ME ACARLOAD OF BREADAND PASTRIES.A SIMILAR THING IS GOING ONTONIGHT OVER IN AMELIA.ADVERTISE FULLER, REPORTINGLIVE,WLWT NEWS 5.AND IMPORTANT STORY CURTIS,AND THOSE WORKERS ARE SNOWANGELS.THANKYOU.ACCORDING TO THE FREE STORE 78%OF THE KIDS IN THEAGENCY'S 20COUNTY SERVICE AREA RECEIVE FREEOR REDUCED MEALS.

Students often don't get meals when schools cancel classes

Thousands of students across Greater Cincinnati often don't get three meals a day when districts cancel classes due to weather.